About Me - I love to cook and bake, and I love to eat good food. Baking is not only a passion but a relaxer of the mind. Growing up, in my house, cooking and baking was always about the love of food and experimenting with different ingredients. It represented joy, and it brought our family together. Gathering in the kitchen watching my mom cooking (although she never told me her secrets) was my favourite pastime and our kitchen was always the favourite room in the house. Not only for the great food, but it also held the best conversations!
I come from a long line of great chefs and bakers who only baked from scratch and by taste, so baking is in my blood. Today I follow the same tried and trusted methods handed down through the generations, while experimenting with new flavours combinations of my own.
In 2001, while holding a full-time job as an IT Executive, I started a small catering business in my hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada. I serviced private events, corporate events, offsite retreats, birthday parties, and small weddings. To my amazement the business became very successful amongst the local community through just word of mouth. During that time, to perfect my baking craft, I studied the technique of baking and cake decorating with Wilton Baking school, and I attended various baking courses, trainings and certifications.
Relocating to Scotland in 2009, I found myself alone without my immediate family and friends, so I started baking again for relaxation and to keep myself busy. That quickly grew to baking for my neighbours, extended family, friends, and work colleagues. In 2011, I established 'Just a Lil Mo Kake' from my home kitchen and begin baking as a side job. In 2013, I changed the name of the business to Cups 'N' Cakes by Monica, converted my garage into a full bake shop and started joining Farmers Markets and festivals around Scotland, all while working a full-time job. It was then I decided to pulled out my mother's family handed down recipes and brought them to life, combining them with a modern twist of my own to create a true American experience.
In 2016, with the success of doing markets, festivals and special events, the business started growing beyond my garage, it was then I decided to look for a permanent location. We kept our name but did a little rebranding to incorporate more American products, not only focussing on our custom cupcakes brand but showcasing more of our brownie and whoopie pie flavours, moving us from a Cupcakery to a Bakehouse.
Cups 'N' Cakes by Monica is not a large complex bakery but a small bakehouse proud to serve up custom made cupcakes, cakes, brownies and of course our popular whoopie pies, using the finest American ingredients, introducing new and exciting flavour combinations all with my flair and an American taste. My vision is to provide a Customer Experience by going that extra mile with delightful custom products that you can't find in a grocery store, taking the traditional Bakehouse to a whole new level.
That's the American Way!
Monica
I come from a long line of great chefs and bakers who only baked from scratch and by taste, so baking is in my blood. Today I follow the same tried and trusted methods handed down through the generations, while experimenting with new flavours combinations of my own.
In 2001, while holding a full-time job as an IT Executive, I started a small catering business in my hometown of Las Vegas, Nevada. I serviced private events, corporate events, offsite retreats, birthday parties, and small weddings. To my amazement the business became very successful amongst the local community through just word of mouth. During that time, to perfect my baking craft, I studied the technique of baking and cake decorating with Wilton Baking school, and I attended various baking courses, trainings and certifications.
Relocating to Scotland in 2009, I found myself alone without my immediate family and friends, so I started baking again for relaxation and to keep myself busy. That quickly grew to baking for my neighbours, extended family, friends, and work colleagues. In 2011, I established 'Just a Lil Mo Kake' from my home kitchen and begin baking as a side job. In 2013, I changed the name of the business to Cups 'N' Cakes by Monica, converted my garage into a full bake shop and started joining Farmers Markets and festivals around Scotland, all while working a full-time job. It was then I decided to pulled out my mother's family handed down recipes and brought them to life, combining them with a modern twist of my own to create a true American experience.
In 2016, with the success of doing markets, festivals and special events, the business started growing beyond my garage, it was then I decided to look for a permanent location. We kept our name but did a little rebranding to incorporate more American products, not only focussing on our custom cupcakes brand but showcasing more of our brownie and whoopie pie flavours, moving us from a Cupcakery to a Bakehouse.
Cups 'N' Cakes by Monica is not a large complex bakery but a small bakehouse proud to serve up custom made cupcakes, cakes, brownies and of course our popular whoopie pies, using the finest American ingredients, introducing new and exciting flavour combinations all with my flair and an American taste. My vision is to provide a Customer Experience by going that extra mile with delightful custom products that you can't find in a grocery store, taking the traditional Bakehouse to a whole new level.
That's the American Way!
Monica
